Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Booked The following were booked into local jails (Tuesday - Friday): Clovis • Rodolfo Rodriguez, 41, probation violation, aggravated battery against a household member • Coty Wheeler, 39, criminal damage to property • Joshua Moriel-Solis, 23, driving while license suspended or revoked, no insurance, speeding • Donald Lopez, 57, failure to comply with specific requirements • Zimri Paulk, 26, interference with communications, aggravated battery against a household member • Christopher Shields, 43, probation violation ...
On this date ... 1941: Clovis was about to become the “most important cold storage point” in New Mexico, according to Railways Ice Co., which was constructing cold-storage lockers. Facilities under construction in Clovis would ultimately contain storage for 55 carloads of produce, including butter, eggs, poultry and fresh vegetables, the Clovis News-Journal reported. Nearest comparable cold-storage facilities were in Oklahoma, Denver and El Paso, officials said. 1942: Bob Wills, the King of Western Swing, was hon...
Editor's note: This is one in a continuing series of interviews with local officials. Quentin Ray is district attorney for Curry and Roosevelt counties. Q: Two high-profile crimes have been committed in Clovis over the past year and outside prosecutors have become involved in both. Tell us what you know about the status of the prosecution of the Walmart fire suspect and the man accused of killing two women, shooting a child and kidnapping a baby at Ned Houk Park. A: Both...
Clovis City Commission on Thursday gave the OK to work on the city's Aquatics Center roof and Wellness Center heating/ventilation and air conditioning system, a project with a price tag of almost $1.851 million. According to details in the meeting's agenda packet, the cost of the roof replacement will be $1.825 million. The cost for the HVAC repair and replacement will be $25,825. The roof and HVAC system were both damaged during 2023 hailstorms. The Parks and Recreation...
New Clovis Community College President Jonathan Fuentes told trustees Wednesday that he made "the right move" to come to CCC. Fuentes noted he has "been here one month and I have enjoyed meeting people." "My whole family knows this is the right move for us," Fuentes said. All five trustees were present for the meeting, which was a session for routine business. Sandra Taylor-Sawyer and Dom Chairez of the Small Business Development Center gave the SBDC's annual report to the tru...
A Portales woman last week was charged with arson after police allege she started a fire that destroyed the house where she was living and three vehicles. Leticia Tarango, 23, told police she started the fire on Wednesday because a brown shirt reminded her of “painful memories,” court records show. “(S)he decided to tear the shirt up and then set it on fire,” according to an affidavit for arrest filed in Portales’ magistrate court. The woman said she attempted to put out the fire with a glass of water after flames spread to...
Monday *2024 Curry County Fair entry day – 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Curry County Fairgrounds, 1900 E. Brady Ave., Clovis. Information: https://www.curryeventscenter.com/fair or 575-935-7000 *Childfind – 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and 1-3 p.m., Brown Early Childhood Center, 520 W. Fifth St., Portales. Developmental screenings open to ages 0-4 for speech, vision, hearing, behavior. Information or to schedule an appointment: Special Student Services at 575-359-3707 *Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM-03) walk-in office hours – 1-3 p.m.,...
